In “A Matter of Degrees: Why College Is Not an Economic Cure-All”, an article published in The Atlantic Monthly, Clive Crook discusses the relationship between education and economy. Crook states that some people agree with improving the education can increase the economy benefit and balances the inequality in the U.S. But nobody knows which sections of the U.S education system should be revised. Because the relationship between education and economy is misunderstood. Majority people think that acquiring a college degree can gain higher income than a high school degree. In fact, this theory can’t be achieved for all the people. If everyone has an extra year to learn skills to improve their abilities. They all improve together. It looks like they all get new knowledges and technical skills for themselves. But …show more content…
Also, some extra years of training can improve students’ skills and abilities effectively for their jobs, but the other trainings don’t have the specific value for the abilities of students. Nobody wants to learn the knowledges that can’t raise their incomes. Nowadays, colleges are treated as a simulant society, many rules that used in colleges are compared with the rules that used in the society. The number of students who graduate from high school to a college in 2004 are approximately twice as in 1972. In the past time, the negative influence of the wages for the people who without a college degree wasn’t obvious. But now, the negative influence is rising. It causes the college degree becomes a ticket to a high income “amusement park”. Also, many occupations require the employees have bachelor or master degree rather than AA degree. Even though some occupations don’t require formal training, but now more and more employers prefer the